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The XENA 2K video card is AJA's
top-of-the-line card for Windows XP,
delivering uncompressed SD, HD and
Dual Link HD and enabling customers
to wORk with 2K frames in a flexible
and future-safe architecture.
XENA 2K's 4-lane PCI-Express bus interface
plus our own integrated AJA drivers team
up perfectly with Windows XP and Adobe
Premier Pro to give you unparalleled power
and efficiency. Supporting any uncompressed
SD or HD format, including 2K and Dual Link,
XENA 2K captures and plays back uncompressed
10-bit and 8-bit digital video and 24-bit 48kHz
digital audio in standard definition (SMPTE
259M), high definition (SMPTE 292M), and
Dual Link high definition (SMPTE 372M).
XENA 2Ke Shown
AJA Machina™ Application
AJA XENA PLUG-INS
Autodesk Combustion
After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Pro
FEATURES
• SDI, HD-SDI, Dual Link SD and HD-SDI 4:4:4, and 4:4:4:4, HSDL
• AJA XENA software plug-ins and support for Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0,
Adobe After Effects 7.0, Photoshop CS/CS2, Autodesk Combustion 4 and
Eyeon Fusion5 plugins and support
• AJA Machina software
• Native support for uncompressed DPX, Cineon, TGA, TIFF, BMP, YUV, and AVI
and QuickTime files
• 2K frame format support
• HSDL support
• Look Up Table support (LUT)
• 4-lane PCI-express bus interface (XENA 2Ke)
• PCI-X 133 interface (XENA 2K)
• Broadcast-quality hardware 10-bit up-convert, down-convert and cross-convert
• 12-bit HD component and SD component/composite analog output
• 8-channel 48k AES, and 8-channel embedded audio
• RS-422 machine control
• Cables standard, K3-Box breakout optional
• 3-year international warranty
DUAL LINK
XENA 2K supports Dual Link 4:4:4 HD-SDI,
a new technology. Commonly known as Sony
HDCAM SR or Thompson Viper Format, XENA
2K Dual Link supports full bandwidth 4:4:4
RGB at 10-bits (12-bit capable) for 1080i,
1080p, and 720p formats. XENA 2K can also
convert between 4:4:4 and 4:2:2 formats for
Single Link HD-SDI output.
2K WORKFLOW
The XENA 2K path offers significant cost and
labor savings over a tape-based approach to
2K. In a unique development for customers
on Windows XP, you can go straight from
telecine to disk with 2K media, eliminating
both the need for tape stock and the process
of digitizing tapes for the nonlinear editor.
The additional 2K support in XENA 2K will
benefit large, full-service facilities as well
as boutique facilities entering the 2K "film
as digital" landscape.
2K telecine to XENA 2K saves time and steps
in the process by directly creating 2K DPX,
QuickTime,™ Cineon, AVI, TGA, TIFF or BMP
files. Material can be played out at 2K via
High Speed Data Link (HSDL) at 15 fps,
offering further synergy with other 2K
products available and already in use in
the market.
Additionally, XENA 2K allows 2K files to be
viewed on HD 1080 24P-supported video
monitors, lowering the price barrier for
recording to tape and viewing 2K material.
This 1080 HD playout can also be downconverted to SD in realtime, giving the 2K DI
pipeline a powerful solution for multi-format
video playout of 2K material.
XENA 2K is available in two flavors: for PCI/
PCI-X compatibility as the XENA 2K, and for
4-lane PCIe compatibility as the XENA 2Ke.
Both cards are identical in features and in
video and audio connections, and use the
same optional K3-Box breakout box. Choose
the card that best suits your workstation!
By generating 2K files during the digitize
phase, different parts of the process—
delivery of full-resolution media for shots
intended for visual effects, for example—
can be done much earlier. Offline editing can
be done in Adobe Premiere Pro and because
of the flexibility of Adobe Premiere Pro and
Windows, even a 2K online is possible.
BROADCAST-QUALITY CONVERSION
XENA 2K features full 10-bit, broadcastquality, motion-adaptive SD to HD
up-conversion, HD to SD down-conversion,
HD cross-conversion and automatic HD/SD
12-bit component analog output. That's
equivalent to rolling AJA's stand-alone HD
D/A converter, HD to SD down-converter,
and our SD to HD up-converter into one
convenient, cost-efficient XENA 2K board—
at half the price. The quality is identical to
AJA's award-winning stand-alone products,
and all functionality is hardware-based,
making it available full time, all the time, on
digitize or playback. XENA 2K will address
your needs with support for hardwarebased 1080-to-720 or 720-to-1080 crossconversion. This powerful feature further
streamlines dailies and deliverables creation
at true broadcast picture quality in realtime.
XENA 2K is the ultimate uncompressed
capture card for seamless operation with
and Adobe Premiere Pro on Windows PC.
Supporting any uncompressed SD or HD
format, including Dual Link and 2K, XENA 2K
captures and plays back uncompressed 10-bit
and 8-bit digital video and 24-bit digital audio,
providing unparalleled power and workflow
efficiency. XENA 2K also includes a variety
of 10-bit broadcast-quality features, such
as hardware-based up-, down- and crossconversion to and from HD.
AUDIO
XENA 2K's extensive audio support makes
installation a breeze, working with 8channel 24-bit AES audio via XLR (balanced)
connections, and 8-channel embedded
24-bit embedded SDI/HD-SDI audio.
XENA 2K also features high-quality input
sample-rate conversion on AES inputs,
which eliminates the need for audio source
synchronization.
FLEXIBLE I/O
XENA 2K boasts two HD/SD SDI video inputs
and outputs and one component analog
output, each independently switchable
between HD and SD (SD analog can be
configured as composite). For example,
if you are working in HD, you can have
simultaneous HDSDI, SDI and HD or SD
component analog output. Using XENA
2K's full-time format conversion features,
monitoring can be as simple as a single
composite monitor for both SD and HD
projects. Dual Link can be monitored via
Dual Link HD-SDI outputs, Single Link HDSDI, or HD component analog.
When you plug in XENA 2K's breakout cables,
they automatically configure. For SDI video,
the card features two HD/SD inputs and
two outputs for Single or Dual Link, one
connection for Genlock input, and three for
HD/SD component analog video out. Also
included is a 9-pin D connector for RS-422
machine control. The SDI inputs and outputs
use a separate cable with special mini-BNC
connectors on one end and full-sized BNCs
on the other for ease of connection and
superior reliability.
The K3-Box for XENA 2K simplifies interfacing
by offering a 19-inch, 1RU rack-mountable
breakout box that attaches to the XENA 2K
with just two cables. This option offers
all the same inputs and outputs as the
standard breakout cable, and can be easily
rackmounted or placed on top of a broadcast
monitor or editing desk. Additional
functionality includes simultaneous XLR
and BNC AES output, 2-channel RCA analog
audio monitoring, and looping BNC Genlock
reference connectors.
If you're using a digital Betacam deck,
HDCAM, DVCPRO HD, D5, D9, or even
an HDCAM SR, you'll have the proper
connections.
XENA 2K
All of this adds up to the most reliable,
feature rich, and highest performance
card available for Windows XP and
Adobe Premiere Pro. XENA 2K represents
the next generation of technology from AJA.
INCREDIBLE 3-YEAR WARRANTY
AJA Video warrants that XENA products
will be free from defects in materials and
workmanship for a period of three years
from the date of purchase.
With headquarters in Grass Valley, California,
AJA maintains an extensive sales channel of
dealers and systems integrators around the
world. For further information, please see
our website www.aja.com.
ABOUT AJA VIDEO SYSTEMS, INC.
Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading
manufacturer of high-quality and costeffective digital video interface, conversion
and Desktop solutions supporting the
professional broadcast and post-production
markets.
XENA 2K Breakout Cables (Supplied)
K3-Box for XENA 2K (Optional)
AES/EBU Audio In
Channels 1 through 8
AES/EBU Audio Out
Channels 1 through 8
All AES/EBU audio connectors have two channels
per connector
AES/EBU Audio In
Channels 1 through 8
Serial
Digital In
AES/EBU Audio Out
Channels 1 through 8
Serial
Digital
Out
RS422
Machine Control
External
Reference
(loop)
Component/
Composite
Video Output
Analog Audio
Output
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2048 x 1080psf 23.976
Zoom Letterbox: zooms a 16:9 Letterbox
2048 x 1080p 24
source to full screen
2048 x 1080psf 24
Zoom Wide: results in a combination of
Video Input
zoom and horizontal stretch to fill a 16:9
HD-SDI/SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296
screen; this setting can introduce a small
Dual-link HD 4:4:4
Down-Conversion
Video Output
Hardware 10-bit
Digital:
Anamorphic: full-screen
HD-SDI/SDI, SMPTE-259/292/296
Letterbox: 16:9 image with black top and
Dual-link HD 4:4:4 2K HSDL
bottom
Analog:
Crop: image is cropped for full screen
SD and HD Output, 12-bits, BNC
image
HD: YPbPr, RGB
SD: YPbPr, RGB (component mode)
Composite/YC (composite mode)
12-bit D/A
1080p 24
Audio
1080psf 24
16/24/32-bit 48KHz synchronous
1080psf 25
1080p 29.97
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2K HSDL
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8-channel SDI/HD-SDI embedded audio
sample rate conversion on AES inputs
(no source synchronization required)
Cross-Conversion
Hardware 10-bit
1080i to 720p
720p to 1080i
Reference Input
Analog Color or HD Tri-level
1 BNC on standard breakout cable
(75 ohm terminating)
1080psf 29.97
Up-Conversion
1080p 30
Machine Control
Hardware 10-bit
1080psf 30
RS-422, Sony 9-pin protocol.
Aspect Conversion modes:
Anamorphic: (full-screen)
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in center of screen with black sidebars
Zoom 14:9: results in a 4:3 image zoomed
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AJA Video Systems Inc.
P.O. Box 1033 • Grass Valley, California 95945
800.251.4224 • 530.274.2048 • www.aja.com